Plastic is Choking Our Planet: Only We Can Save It! – Infographic

When Alexander Parkes first demonstrated ‘Parkesine’ in 1862, he definitely could not have predicted the damage his concept would inflict on the world a short 150 years later! Today, our lives have been invaded by gargantuan amounts of plastic: data for US alone states that 32 million tons of plastic waste is generated annually, and only 9% is recycled – the rest is unrelentingly choking our living planet.

This infographic discusses how we’re in a fight for survival, and why It’s imperative that we reduce our dependency on plastic products and take recycling seriously.